Chapter 75: Matching Our Wedding Rings

To be precise, it wasn’t a gift bought today.

It was a pair of cufflinks I saw when buying gifts for Grandma and Gu’ Mother before returning to the old house. I thought they would suit Zhiyan, so I bought them. I just forgot to give them to him at the old house.

Jian Yao lowered her eyes, looking at the black velvet box on the table, and nodded heavily.

That’s right, that’s how it is.

Although Jian Yao had already given herself a mental suggestion, knowing that Gu Zhiyan was on his way, she felt even more uncomfortable than before, when she didn’t know. She felt restless.

Jian Yao held her phone and paced in the corridor outside.

The warm yellow light fell on her cold white skin, casting a warm glow.

She mentally prepared for the possible questions she might encounter.

What if he asks why I’m giving him a gift? How should I answer?

What if he misunderstands me and thinks I’m after him?

How should I subtly hint to him that I can share half the bed with him when we sleep tonight?

Giving him a gift and sharing the bed with him, it’s too easy to be misunderstood, right?

Until footsteps came from the direction of the courtyard entrance, Gu Zhiyan’s tall figure approached from afar, all the mental preparations in her mind vanished instantly.

She took a few quick steps forward and looked up at Gu Zhiyan.

“You’re back?”

Gu Zhiyan looked down at her, one hand resting on her arm, “Slow down, your foot isn’t healed yet.”

The scorching heat unique to men burned Jian Yao’s heart, and her pink ears and lips turned a suspicious red.

She raised her ankle to show Gu Zhiyan, “Actually, it’s fine now.”

She had applied ointment and anti-inflammatory medicine, and it was almost healed.

The night wind blew, bringing a faint scent of alcohol mixed with the refreshing aroma of Gu Zhiyan’s body into her nostrils.

It was light and refreshing, not unpleasant.

She leaned closer, sniffing lightly twice, and widened her eyes slightly, “You’ve been drinking.”

How could someone look exactly the same after drinking? You can’t tell at all.

What a good drinker!

“Mm.”

Gu Zhiyan released his grip on her arm and took her hand instead.

Jian Yao’s hand was white and soft, as if it would slip through his fingers like quicksand if he squeezed too hard.

He only gently wrapped his hand around hers, matching her pace as they walked towards the living room, “I’ll be more careful in the future.”

Jian Yao followed closely behind him, chasing after his footsteps. Hearing this, she raised her eyebrows in confusion, “Careful about what?”

Gu Zhiyan’s lips curled into a smile, his mood seemingly quite good.

“Careful about trying not to drink.”

Jian Yao pulled Gu Zhiyan’s hand up the steps and into the living room, wanting to say that she wasn’t restricting him from drinking.

How could there be no drinking in business dealings?

Although with Gu Zhiyan’s status, probably no one would dare to force him to drink, but it’s still necessary to show some courtesy.

However, the person beside her had already seen the conspicuous black velvet box on the table.

Gu Zhiyan put down the food box in his hand and looked at it curiously.

“What’s this?”

Jian Yao’s eyes flickered twice, “It’s a belated wedding gift for you!”

She explained in a somewhat self-deceiving way, “Didn’t you give me a bouquet of flowers on the day we got our marriage certificate? This is a return gift.”

Gu Zhiyan lowered his head to look at her leisurely.

The living room lights were much brighter than the courtyard lights. Only then did she realize that Gu Zhiyan wasn’t completely unaffected after drinking.

At least, his cold eyes were tinged with a faint red. Those pitch-black eyes, when they looked at someone, seemed to want to suck out their very soul.

Fearing that Gu Zhiyan would ask again, she shook the hand he was holding. “Aren’t you going to open it and take a look?”

Meeting her expectant gaze, Gu Zhiyan released her hand and picked up the box, opening it.

The pale pink diamond cufflinks glittered dazzlingly in the light, a classic round design, simple yet grand.

Jian Yao tilted her head to look at him, her bright eyes filled with laughter. “Don’t they look nice? They match our wedding rings perfectly.”

They were both platinum and pink diamond designs.

Gu Zhiyan nodded, leaning slightly forward to look at Jian Yao seriously, his tone deep and meaningful. “They do match.”

“Do you know? Ties and cufflinks, these private things, you can’t just give them to anyone.”

Jian Yao blinked, acting like she was getting away with something.

She pretended to reach out to take them. “Then you should give them back to me.”

Gu Zhiyan raised his hand, avoiding her movement, a deeper smile playing on his lips. “Once you give something to someone, there’s no reason to take it back.”

He reached out and smoothed the messy hair on Jian Yao’s head. “I just want to tell you, once you give it to me, you can’t give it to anyone else.”

Jian Yao covered her head, which Gu Zhiyan had ruffled, and decided to take back her previous words.

Gu Zhiyan after drinking was even more mischievous than usual!

Gu Zhiyan carefully put away the cufflinks, opened the food box, and brought out the steaming soup bowl.

“I specially brought this bird’s nest back for you. Be careful, it’s hot.”

Gu Zhiyan lifted the lid, placed a spoon inside, and pushed it towards Jian Yao.

Jian Yao looked at the huge food box, with layer upon layer of protection, just for this small bowl of bird’s nest, and her heart felt a little sour.

She remembered when she was in the orphanage, the students often boasted about what delicious food and fun things their parents brought back for them when they returned from working away.

She was envious back then.

Later, she returned to the Jian family.

They gave her enough allowance to buy any snacks and toys she wanted, but no matter how many toys and snacks she bought, she couldn’t make up for the feeling of loss she had back then.

Until now, looking at the warm food box and the bird’s nest in front of her, Jian Yao finally understood.

What she had longed for and envied in her childhood was never snacks or toys.

It was the feeling of being cared for.

Jian Yao raised her hand and covered the soup bowl again. “Wait, I’ll go get you some honey water to help you sober up.”

As if afraid that Gu Zhiyan would tease her again, she had already taken two steps, but turned around and explained, “This time, it’s a return gift for the bird’s nest.”

Gu Zhiyan’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and he chuckled softly, repeating Jian Yao’s words. “Okay, a return gift for the bird’s nest.”

There was boiled water in the kitchen. Jian Yao scooped two spoonfuls of honey, mixed it with the boiled water, stirred it evenly, and placed it in front of Gu Zhiyan, then began to enjoy her own bird’s nest.

The sweet taste melted in her mouth. It seemed to have added mint water, and it didn’t have the cloying feeling of ordinary desserts. It was a bit refreshing.

Jian Yao ate seriously.

Gu Zhiyan took a sip of honey water, his lips were moist and glistening. “I came back late today. Were you waiting anxiously?”

Jian Yao shook her head. “It wasn’t that long. I just wasn’t used to it.”

As soon as she said it, she was stunned herself.

It had only been a few days, and she had already unconsciously gotten used to Gu Zhiyan’s presence?

She pursed her lips, and she could already imagine Gu Zhiyan’s tone.

【Oh～You’re not used to it!】